Archive for October, 2012

while i was working on the dark angel , i thought i wanted to work on a doll i have not seen any one make yet. a challenge i yelled! i must do this i thought.

so i got started , got my note book out and drew a picture, then gave it thought lots of it. let it stew in my head 2 weeks and i think it’s about ready to do.

she is tallest doll so far i have made 😉

she has beads, cherry blossoms, leaves, and birds. i must say she turned out just as i wanted. I worked on this while talking to a good friend on Face book , Christy helped me see what i needed to make this really come together completely. with out her help it would have not been as nice. ty Again Christy 😉

This small bird, is a pattern i made for Sparrow from a drawing.

Bird was made in # 10 thread and # 12 thread. i used a # 7 hook and # 10 hook. to make it as small as i could.

Bird~ don’t chain too loosely or the eye will be too big unless you want that.

ch 8, sl st 2nd ch from hook, in next st ( sc, 3 hdc, ) in the next sc, dc next 3, to last st, ( 3 dc, hdc. in last) work tail next do not cut off.

Back in the 90’s i wanted to make some thing new for my tree. I found this poor little crochet angel in the trash and thought it was neat but could look better, and had seen better days. So, with out thinking much i started on this project.

I found the first one i made a few years ago sitting around and thought i could do this better if i just tried so my mission was clear.

With thread i re- worked every thing with out looking back at the pattern i had made. to find a few differences when i did finally look back well all is well that ends well. turns out it was ok , and gave me a few thoughts on how i would really like to see this come out.

So far the wings are the hardest part of it. Been a lot of fun and i have to say the wings turned out just as i wanted them to 😉 i still need to work on the face i fear this part , i don’t want to fail here so i need to be sure i take the time to do it right and think it threw.

i spent the day yesterday thinking about the dreaded face , while stitching the wing in place. i could see what i wanted but how to get there? I thought it would be best to work on the hair next and give the face more time.

Last night i started with worry thinking it’s not going to work. tried 3 ways tell all the sudden it came to me what i needed to do to make this happen. Inspiration struck! so i raced to try it and yes it was a winner.! i could see my project really going to work and i could see a few things to add as well. Excited as Doctor Frankenstein. SHES ALIVE ! hahaha. rise i say rise. lol with one curl i am almost there. Not .

i have run my tests on the pattern and i am done, stared a dark angel and other dolls to come. i guess i should just stick to making things i want in my house, rather than things i may not ever sale. ;(

Not long ago i found this video on you tube, it’s the best way to make the wings if your having trouble. Just forget the wings i have written out and follow this video for the wings. Keep in mind this is not my video, and it’s in U.K. terms. So when she says make a Treble/ Triple, you are making a double crochet in U.S.A. terms.

My wings are made in the same way with a crab st/ reverse crochet over the top of the last row.

I hope this helps some that are having trouble with this pattern. I want to Thank a facebook friend ( Laetitia El Haddad) for making this pattern in worst weight yarn for the top of her tree 2014. She wrote me directly on facebook. I walked her threw the problems she was having and found this video above to be very helpful to her explaining the wings. She showed me the finished Angel on top of her tree. She is much larger in Worst weight yarn, and looks so Beautiful.

Worst weight Angel made by Laetitia El HaddadFront side.

Side view

Back side and wings.

So, if all else fails please message me on Facebook you can find me at Shells Yarnicles. i will do my best to help you get this project done, all you need to do is ask. 🙂